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Plane crashes into crowd at Reno Air Race

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by Zboy, Sep 16, 2011.

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  1. Zboy

    Zboy Member

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    A few hours ago.....

    A bunch of people in the crowd dead and several more injured.

    This year has not been a kind one for Air shows.

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    #1 Zboy, Sep 16, 2011
  2. napalm06

    napalm06 Huge Flopping Fan

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    I never liked planes. This compounds my dislike for them after I read the story about some of my favorite hockey players dying in a plane crash last week.
     
    #2 napalm06, Sep 16, 2011
  3. RedRedemption

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    How did that even happen?
     
    #3 RedRedemption, Sep 16, 2011
  4. Zboy

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    I heard that the pilot blacked out.
     
    #4 Zboy, Sep 16, 2011
  5. rockets934life

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    Well no more festivals and airplane shows for me.
     
    #5 rockets934life, Sep 16, 2011
  6. BrieflySpeaking

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    wow..my teacher suggested to go to this air show yesterday :eek:
     
    #6 BrieflySpeaking, Sep 16, 2011
  7. Royals Ego

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    oh wow, what a way to die
     
    #7 Royals Ego, Sep 16, 2011
  8. Rip Van Rocket

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    I just heard that they are reporting mass casualties. Terrible tragedy.
     
    #8 Rip Van Rocket, Sep 16, 2011
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  9. youknowme

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    Wow. I read the pilot was 80 years old? Not sure if that is too old to fly a plane.
     
    #9 youknowme, Sep 16, 2011
  10. VanityHalfBlack

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    The Pilot blacked out....
     
    #10 VanityHalfBlack, Sep 16, 2011
  11. Behad

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    #11 Behad, Sep 16, 2011
  12. Cowboy_Bebop

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    Can't believe this r****ded air shows are still going on. Never understood why these thing flying next to the spectators. To top it off you have a 74 year old guy flying it.
     
    #12 Cowboy_Bebop, Sep 16, 2011
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    That is so unbelievable and so tragic. Condolences to the families that are affected by this
     
    #13 jasonemilio, Sep 16, 2011
  14. Carl Herrera

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    Airplanes don't kill people. Terrorists kill people.
     
    #14 Carl Herrera, Sep 17, 2011
  15. Behad

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    The pilot is now being credited with saving lives by getting the plane away from the crowd.

    "The way I see it, if he did do something about this, he saved hundreds if not thousands of lives because he was able to veer that plane back toward the tarmac," said Johnny Norman, who was at the show.

    O'Brien, who is chairman of an air show in his hometown in California, was photographing Friday's races when the crash occurred.

    He said the P-51 Mustang was racing six other planes, and was in the process of moving from third place into second, when it pitched violently upward, rolled and then headed straight down.

    From the photos he took, O'Brien said it looked like a piece of the plane's tail called a "trim tab" had fallen off. He believes that's what caused the plane's sudden climb.
     
    #15 Behad, Sep 17, 2011
  16. codell

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    From RGJ.com:

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    #16 codell, Sep 17, 2011
  17. RoxSqaud

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    Holy sh-t.
     
    #17 RoxSqaud, Sep 17, 2011
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    It appears that this particular quote is looking to be true as it does appear from the enhanced pic below that a portion of the plane's tail was indeed missing before it crashed.

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    #18 rcoleman15, Sep 17, 2011
  19. SunsRocketsfan

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    Where is the pilot???
     
    #19 SunsRocketsfan, Sep 17, 2011
  20. Master Baiter

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    If I had Photoshop skills I'd chop DaDakota's face in the cockpit.....
     
    #20 Master Baiter, Sep 17, 2011
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